In Pics | A decade ago, India lifted the Cricket World CupTen years ago today India won its second Cricket World Cup after defeating Sri Lanka. The match is India's ultimate comeback story. The Wankhede Stadium witnessed the Indian Cricket Team lifting the World Cup after a 28-year gap since the Kapil Dev-led Indian team lifted it in 1983. Yuvraj Singh was the star of the final, scoring 58 runs from 50 balls.The 2011 World Cup was a personal comeback story for him as well since his performance in South Africa before the World Cup was poor. Ten years later, most of the stars of the final have now retired.Yuvraj Singh battled with and defeated cancer, and even came back to cricket for a while before retiring in 2019. While Dhoni announced his retirement from international cricket last year, he is still actively involved in IPL and leads the Chennai Super Kings.Sachin Tendulkar has been involved in social issues since his retirement in 2013. He was just hospitalised after being diagnosed with Covid-19. After retiring in 2018, Gautam Gambhir launched his political career by joining the BJP. Virat Kohli currently captains the Indian Cricket Team and has improved vastly since the 2011 final.(Image credit: Agencies)
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A decade ago, India lifted the Cricket World Cup by defeating Sri Lanka
The Indian cricket team won by 6 wickets after defeating Sri Lanka at the Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai.
Then captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni closed the match with an unforgettable six.
The match did not have a good start for India with Virender Sehwag's dismissal after the second ball.
Sachin Tendulkar too had an early exit after just 18 runs.
A young Virat Kohli, now captain, had scored 83 runs in a partnership with Gautam Gambhir which sparked the comeback.
The Yuvraj-Dhoni partnership ended the campaign for India on a high note.
Yuvraj Singh was the Player of the World Cup and India's trump card.